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British Museum director vows to keep Marbles The Elgin Marbles should never be returned to Greece, according to British Museum director Neil MacGregor. He said at the weekend that he was terminating...
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Politicians, scientists and officials begin to give shape to ERC
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 With the debate over the possible creation of a European research council gathering momentum, CORDIS News looks at the contributions of leading political figures, scientists and...
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Europe's space community calls for continuation of manned spaceflight
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 Reactions to the Commission's Green Paper on space have thus far focused on support for a stronger European position in space and the continuation of manned spaceflight....
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Space Shuttle Columbia - Information Note No. 3
Paris, 21 Feb 2003 The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), chaired by retired Admiral Harold Gehman, has taken over full responsibility for the investigation, with support from a number of...
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ITER project key to developing sustainable forms of energy in Europe, claim Busquin and Haigneré
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin met with Claudie Haigneré, French Minister for Research and New Technologies on 19 February to discuss several European research issues of...
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Recruitment of Director of Galileo Joint Undertaking extended to 3 March 2003 (link)
Brussels, 21 February 2003 Recruitment of the Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking - New closing date for the submission of applications (OJ C42A/1 21.2.2003). Full text [NB link expires 45 days...
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GMO seeds: Authorisation Procedure and Co-Existence with non-GMO Production Chains (Extracted from Report on the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 20 Feb)
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 The Council took note of the program of work presented by the Commission on this topic as well as the schedule and the working procedure envisaged by this Institution to deal...
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"I/A" item note: Adoption of a common position for a Regulation on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 Full text of Document 62/03 1. The Commission submitted the above proposal to the Council on 18 February 2002. This proposal is based on Article 175(1) of the Treaty. 2. The...
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Draft statement of the Council's reasons: Common position for a Regulation on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 Full text of Document 15546/02 [...] III. ANALYSIS OF THE COMMON POSITION 1. General In 2002 it was decided, after consultation of the European Parliament, to conclude the...
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Text of Common position for a Directive on the approximation of laws regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes - Consultation deadline: 27.02.2003 (link)
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 Full text of Document 5240/03 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending...
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Belgian and Finnish scientists discover gene that regulates milk yield
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 A gene that regulates the yield as well as the protein and fat content of milk has been discovered by a group of Belgian and Finnish scientists. MTT Agrifood Research in Finland...
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Male penguins suppress stomach bacteria to conserve food for chicks
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 French scientists have discovered that male king penguins are able to conserve food in their stomach for several weeks during their incubation fast. Samples from seven male...
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Preparation for a report on means to improve the efficiency of biotechnology legislation
Brussels, 21 Feb 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the completion of a report on improving the efficiency of biotechnology legislation. In 2003, the Commission will...
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Update:
Monkey business troubles University of California An escaped rhesus macaque monkey from a University of California medical research laboratory has strengthened community opposition to plans for a...
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Technology transfer in Russia - forthcoming call for tenders
Brussels, 20 Feb 2003 The European Commission has published a service contract forecast for science and technology commercialisation under the Tacis Russia programme, on behalf of Russia. Taking into...